Hallmon, David. (Summer 2008) C&I 557 Mid-Term. Two Task Analysis of the Chi-Square Method.

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

Information Processing Analysis of the Chi-Square Method

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Enter with previously unseen data set Chi-Square Method not Locate the df value in the
2 applicable.
& a Chi-Square x Table of statistical 2
appropriate column of the x Table.
significance.

No
Recall the definition of nominal Locate the value closest to your
categorical: Data is not represented in 2
Is the data sets level calculated x on that df row.
scale, order, or intervals. Data is only in
of measurement observed categories with one variable.
nominal categorical?

Move up the column and determine

Recall the Chi-Square Formula: your probability p value.
Yes
x2 = ∑ (fo - fe)2 / fe ,

Multiply the p value by 100 to

Determine the null hypothesis by dividing the determine the percentage %
total sample numbers N by the total number of Recall determining
probability that any deviation from
the null hypothesis: expected is only due to chance.
categories k to determine what the expected
frequency fe would be if due to chance.
fe = N / k

Calculate the difference between 2 Is the p value for Yes

observed frequency fo of a category and Recall part of the x 2
2 the calculated x
the expected fe & square the amount. formula: (fo - fe)
is p > 0.05?

Accept your null

Divide the calculated difference by the 2 No hypothesis. The results
expected frequency fe. Recall part of the x
2 are not statistically
formula: (fo - fe) / fe significant
Reject your null
hypothesis. The results
are statistically
significant. Other factors
Record as Category1 c1 or subsequent are involved!
Recall categories: End
categories c2, c3, c4…
c1= (fo - fe)2 / fe
c2= (fo - fe)2 / fe
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Yes
Additional categories
in sample?

No

Recall summation of
Sum ∑ all categories in sample categories formula:
c1 + c2 + c3 + … x2 = ∑ c1 + c2 +…

Complete calculations to 4
significant digits. Round off
answer to 3 significant digits.

Recall degrees of freedom

Determine the degrees of freedom formula: df = k -1
df A